Breastfeeding and children's early cognitive outcomes

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 919-931

  Rothstein, Donna S ^a  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

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EID: 84885963788     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00282     Document Type: Article

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